40th Tony Awards
1986 theatrical awards ceremony
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The 40th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on June 1, 1986, at the Minskoff Theatre and was broadcast by CBS television.
| 40th Tony Awards | |
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| Date | June 1, 1986 |
| Location | Minskoff Theatre, New York City |
| Most wins | The Mystery of Edwin Drood (5) |
| Most nominations | The Mystery of Edwin Drood (11) |
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| Network | CBS |
Eligibility
Shows that opened on Broadway during the 1985–1986 season before May 1, 1986 are eligible.
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Nominations
The American Theatre Wing appointed a 12-member committee to determine the year's nominees. That committee was made up of:[1]
- Jay Carr, Boston Globe theater critic
- Al Hirschfeld, critic and cartoonist
- William Glover, Associated Press theater critic
- George C. White, President of the O'Neill Theater Center
- Schuyler Chapin, Columbia University administrator
- George Cuttingham, Director of American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- David Oppenheim, Dean of the Tisch School at NYU
- Richard L. Coe, Washington Post theater critic
- Alfred Drake, actor
- Norris Houghton, academic
- Leonard Harris, actor and critic
- Mary C. Henderson, academic[1]
Ceremony
The opening number was "Wanna Sing A Show Tune". The special number was "Forty Years of Broadway Show Music", which included songs from musicals including Annie, Big River, Finian's Rainbow, Hello, Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, and Sweet Charity. The finale was the company singing "Give My Regards to Broadway".[2][3]
There were also vignettes from past Tony Award-winning plays.[2][3][4]
The presenters and performers were: Debbie Allen, Susan Anton, Bea Arthur, Nell Carter, Agnes de Mille, José Ferrer, Sandy Duncan, Phyllis Frelich, Helen Hayes, Michael Kidd, Cleo Laine, Jack Lemmon, Hal Linden, John V. Lindsay, Dorothy Loudon, Karen Morrow, Bernadette Peters, Stefanie Powers, Juliet Prowse, Tony Randall, Lee Roy Reams, Ann Reinking, Lee Remick, Alfonso Ribeiro, Chita Rivera, John Rubinstein, Rex Smith, Marlo Thomas, Leslie Uggams, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Ben Vereen, David Wayne, Tom Wopat.[3][5]
Musicals that performed were Big Deal ("Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar" - Company); Song & Dance ("Unexpected Song" - Bernadette Peters); Tango Argentino (Dance Excerpts - Company); and The Mystery of Edwin Drood ("There You Are"/"Don't Quit While You're Ahead" - George Rose and Company).[3][2]
Winners and nominees
Winners are in bold
Special award
- Regional Theatre Award - American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Multiple nominations and awards
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These productions had multiple nominations:
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The following productions received multiple awards.
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See also
- Drama Desk Awards
- 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions
- Obie Award
- New York Drama Critics' Circle
- Theatre World Award
- Lucille Lortel Awards